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    smoovbrotha
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    Can Someone Explain what Just happened

    new to baseball....how come the inning wasn't over when Chase Utely struck out on the wild pitch?

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    BEcause on strike 3 if its a wild pitch, the hitter can run to first base to try to beat the tag or throw

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    cecil127
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    the ball got passed the catcher on the 3rd strike thus, keeping it in play and enabling the batter to advance...despite striking out...

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    thanks for the info kind of a gay rule but hey i'll take the insurance run it brought in

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    rare occurence.

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